Four divers charged with raiding ancient shipwreck in Finland
A southern Finland district prosecutor has pressed charges against four men for allegedly stealing from a shipwreck protected by antiquities
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University, U.S. State Department announce Arctic Fulbright program
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is teaming with Dartmouth College in an effort to focus national attention on the Arctic
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Tense moment for Alaska polar bear patrol
Ruby Kaleak was at her part-time job on Kaktovik’s roving “polar bear patrol” Friday when a whispery call came over
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Alaska Native children less likely to have been wearing helmet in ATV crashes: study
Alaska Native children hurt in off-road-vehicle accidents are far less likely than non-Native children to have been wearing helmets, resulting
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Bethel, Alaska residents speak out against marijuana legalization
BETHEL – A small, mainly anti-pot crowd on Monday filled the tiny Legislative Information Office here to put on the
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Shift from traditional foods takes toll on Alaska Native populations
Are Alaska Natives, with their ancestors’ long history of harvesting and eating healthful wild foods, immune to the ill effects
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Judge orders state to add language help for voters in Alaska villages
A federal judge directed Alaska election officials on Monday to comply with the federal Voting Rights Act by expanding their
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Alaska dogs get taste of dryland racing
Jenni Van Muijen was a mess from head to toe Sunday. Everything she wore was in need of a washing
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Statistics show downward trend in Alaska drug arrests
Arrest totals in Alaska appear to be going down. A study by the Alaska Justice Center shows that trend holds
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: grant for University of Alaska Anchorage
As part of a national effort to curb risky drinking habits and prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, the Center for
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Study: Alaska has nation’s highest rate of women murdered by men
Alaska has the nation’s highest rate of men murdering women, more than double the U.S. average, according to a study
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U.S. House passes bill to allow sale of feathery art
The U.S. House passed a bill Monday to allow Alaska Natives to sell handicrafts that include the feathers of migratory
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AFN convention expected to bring $6 million for Anchorage merchants
The Alaska Federation of Natives’ annual convention will descend on Anchorage in six weeks, and the annual gathering of 4,000
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In Northwest Arctic, teens to lead the way in suicide prevention
KOTZEBUE, Alaska — When you talk to Michelle Woods, the fiery leader of the Teck John Baker Youth Leaders program, she
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Study sheds light on peopling of the Arctic
Archaeologists have been arguing for decades about how human beings got to the new world, and genetic research released today
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